The authority had previously halted Serene Air’s operations after the carrier fell below the minimum fleet requirements necessary to maintain its licence.
The airline is expected to restart domestic operations within the next two months and resume international flights within three months, pending permission from the regulator.
Serene Air’s management welcomed the decision, expressing gratitude to the government for restoring its licence. Chief Operating Officer Abdul Basit said the move would enable the airline to repair its grounded aircraft and bring back planes currently stationed abroad to rejoin the fleet.
He added that the company was now in a position to stabilise its operations and begin addressing pending matters, including employee salaries. Basit confirmed that employee payments would resume next month and that all related financial issues would be settled soon.
Last month, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority had suspended Serene Air’s Air Operator Certificate, grounding all domestic and international flights with immediate effect.
According to an official notification, Serene Air had failed to meet the regulatory requirement of maintaining the minimum prescribed fleet size. At that time, the airline had “zero serviceable aircraft available for operations,” making it unfit to sustain safe and reliable flights.
Under such circumstances, the aviation regulator had stated that the airline could not continue to operate in accordance with PCAA rules and regulations.
The order, signed by the Director of Flight Standards, had directed Serene Air to surrender its AOC immediately for endorsement. The suspension effectively halted the airline’s entire schedule until further notice.
PCAA spokesperson Air Commodore (retd) Shahid Qadir had confirmed the public announcement but provided no further details. However, a senior PCAA official had told The Express Tribune that the airline was repeatedly warned to restore part of its fleet or face action. “They failed to comply, leaving us no choice but to suspend the AOC and issue a public notice so people were aware,” he had said.